Connecting people who care with causes that matter. The Foundation builds permanent charitable funds (endowments), grows them through investment stewardship, and grants to nonprofit organizations, causes, and communities in its service area.
A defining feature of Community Foundation of the Quincy Area is its use of large, flexible grants alongside named endowment funds that steer money toward specific local priorities. In the recent grants list, the foundation made a $2,882,707 grant to Cross International for education and a $1,038,287 grant to Food for the Poor Inc for community betterment, showing that it supports both broad service work and larger-scale initiatives. The grant list also includes substantial support for church-based and community institution projects in Quincy, such as $335,000 to Church of St Peter and $250,000 to St John's Anglican Parish. Beyond those larger awards, the foundation’s giving reaches education, health, human services, workforce development, and early childhood education through program-specific funds and annual community grants. Its active programs include the Community Grant Program, Communityworks Endowment Fund, AgForward Program for Agricultural Education, and several named funds tied to youth arts, veterans’ education, and county endowments. That mix suggests a funder that combines responsive local grantmaking with long-term, place-based philanthropy across its service area.
Education appears in several forms. The Robert & Barbara Girouard Endowment supports veterans’ education for nonprofit postsecondary education and vocational training institutions and 501(c)(3) organizations in the 12-county service area. The Raymond, Norbert, and Eleanor Rueter Fund supports tutoring and specialized education, primarily to improve reading and comprehension skills for K-12 students. In workforce and family support, the Communityworks Endowment Fund backs workforce development, childcare, and early childhood education, with an emphasis on innovative efforts and high-impact projects. The Community Grant Program supports arts and culture, community betterment, education, health, and human services across the service area. For agriculture, the AgForward Program funds education and innovation in production agriculture, with grants up to $5,000.
Typical awards cluster around mid-sized grants: p25 is $7,850, median is $15,000, and p75 is $30,114. The grant list also shows much larger awards reaching into the millions, so the foundation uses both modest local grants and major program commitments. Recipients appear across multiple years, including Cross International, Food for the Poor Inc, Beyond Housing, and Quincy University, which points to repeat relationships rather than one-off awards only. Community Foundation of the Quincy Area is a mixed community foundation, and its named funds indicate a blend of unrestricted community support, capital-oriented support, and program/project funding. Several active programs accept unsolicited requests, including the Community Grant Program, Samantha Otte Youth Opportunity Fund, and AgForward Program.
$4.5M
$86.1M
$19.5M
$7M
Most grants fall between $8K and $30K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$30K
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Giving is regional and heavily centered in Illinois: 61% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state of Illinois. Quincy appears repeatedly among recipient locations, along with Carthage and other places in the service area. Outside Illinois, the recent grants list includes recipients in St. Louis, Pine Lawn, and Chesterfield, Missouri; Buford, Georgia; Pompano Beach, Florida; Coconut Creek, Florida; Gulfport, Mississippi; Scarborough, Maine; and Springfield, Illinois. The grant-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 229 grants in the United States.
The foundation supports arts and culture, community betterment, education, health, human services, workforce development, early childhood education, and scholarships. Its active programs also include agriculture education, youth arts, veterans’ education, childcare, and county endowment building.
Yes. Several active programs accept unsolicited requests, including the Community Grant Program, the Samantha Otte Youth Opportunity Fund, the AgForward Program for Agricultural Education, and the County Endowment Program.
The typical grant size sits at $7,850 at the 25th percentile, $15,000 at the median, and $30,114 at the 75th percentile. The recent grants list also shows awards above $1 million, so the foundation makes both routine and major grants.
Illinois receives 61% of the foundation’s grants. Recent recipient locations also include Quincy, Carthage, St. Louis, Pine Lawn, Chesterfield, Buford, Pompano Beach, Coconut Creek, Gulfport, Scarborough, and Springfield.
The recent grants list shows repeat recipients across multiple years, including Cross International, Food for the Poor Inc, Beyond Housing, Quincy University, and Catholic Charities of St Louis. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships in addition to single grants.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Current and upcoming funding from Community Foundation of the Quincy Area that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Public or parochial schools or their foundations in Adams, Brown, Hancock, and Pike counties in Illinois may apply.
Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis.
Who can apply: Applicants must be 501(c)(3) organizations or units of government. Priority is given to new, expanded, innovative, high-impact projects that strengthen childcare or reduce barriers to workforce participation.
Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis after submission of an LOI.
Who can apply: Nonprofit postsecondary education and vocational training institutions and 501(c)(3) organizations located within the 12-county service area may apply. Funds may support one or more honorably discharged veterans or veteran-targeted education and career programs.
Deadline: Applications and awards are ongoing.
Who can apply: 501(c)(3) organizations or units of government located in and impacting youth in Quincy, Illinois may apply.
Deadline: Applications open February 1 and are due March 1; grants are awarded in May.
Who can apply: 501(c)(3) organizations or units of government supporting improvement of the Carthage community, especially organizations located in or near Carthage.
Deadline: Applications due April 1.
Who can apply: Applicants must be 501(c)(3) organizations or units of government in the 12-county service area. Educational institutions or programs must directly involve or impact students.
Deadline: May 15 annually; grants awarded by June 30.
Who can apply: 501(c)(3) organizations or units of government serving youth in artistic, leadership, or humanitarian efforts may apply.
Deadline: Optional request letters may be submitted by October 1; awards are made in early January.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CROSS INTERNATIONAL | POMPANO BEACH, FL | $1,191,353 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| RONALD MCDONALD H CHARITIES CEN ILL | SPRINGFIELD, IL | $750,946 | 2026 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| YOUTH IN NEED | ST CHARLES, MO | $510,000 | 2026 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| GOOD SAMARITAN HOME FOUNDATION | QUINCY, IL | $500,000 | 2026 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| HORIZONS SOCIAL SERVICES OF ADAMS | QUINCY, IL | $101,415 | 2026 | 2025 DISTRIBUTION |
| THE FND FOR BANRES-JEWISH HOSPITAL | ST LOUIS, MO | $100,000 | 2026 | HEALTH |
| QUINCY UNIVERSITY | QUINCY, IL | $98,248 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| DONALD DANFORTH PLANT SCIENCE CENTE | ST LOUIS, MO | $75,000 | 2026 | COMMUNITY BETTER |
| QUINCY HUMANE SOCIETY | QUINCY, IL | $74,814 | 2026 | COMMUNITY BETTER |
| ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION - III CHAPT | CHICAGO, IL | $65,799 | 2026 | HEALTH |
| ACTION BROWN COUNTY | MOUNT STERLING, IL | $40,000 | 2026 | LANDSCAPE IMPROVE |
| MT STERLING COMMUNITY CENTER YMCA | MT STERLING, IL | $39,000 | 2026 | COMMUNITY BETTER |
| ST FRANCIS SOLANUS CHURCH | QUINCY, IL | $33,721 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| JOHN WOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDAT | QUINCY, IL | $31,179 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| UNITED WAY OF BROWN COUNTY | MT STERLING, IL | $29,877 | 2026 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| CHADDOCK | QUINCY, IL | $29,009 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| MT STERLING COMMUNITY CENTER NFP | MT STERLING, IL | $26,975 | 2026 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| COLLEGE OF THE OZARKS | POINT LOOKOUT, MO | $26,800 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| JOHN WOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE | QUINCY, IL | $22,451 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| SALVATION ARMY OF QUINCY | QUINCY, IL | $22,198 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| QUINCY NOTRE DAME FOUNDATION | QUINCY, IL | $21,442 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| QUINCY SERVICE LEAGUE | QUINCY, IL | $20,958 | 2026 | COMMUNITY BETTER |
| SUNSET SENIOR LIVING | QUINCY, IL | $20,930 | 2026 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| UNITED WAY OF ADAMS CO INC | QUINCY, IL | $20,005 | 2026 | PROGRAM |
| COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATIO | FT COLLIR, CO | $20,000 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| DONORSCHOOSE | NEW YOK, NY | $20,000 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| DOUGLASS COMMUNITY SERVICES INC | HANNIBAL, MO | $19,477 | 2026 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| BELLA EASE | QUINCY, IL | $18,750 | 2026 | COMMUNITY BETTER |
| GREAT RIVER DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION | QUINCY, IL | $18,470 | 2026 | EMPOWERED PROGRAM |
| QUINCY CHILDREN'S MUSEUM | QUINCY, IL | $18,274 | 2026 | ARTS & CULTURE |
| JACKSON-LINCOLN SWIMMING COMPLEX | QUINCY, IL | $17,586 | 2026 | YOUTH DEVELOPMENT |
| ST PATRICK CATHOLIC SCHOOL | SPRINGFIELD, IL | $17,500 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF QUINCYADAMS | QUINCY, IL | $16,033 | 2026 | ARTS & CULTURE |
| QUINCY ART CENTER | QUINCY, IL | $15,832 | 2026 | ARTS & CULTURE |
| QUINCY CATHOLIC CHARITIES | QUINCY, IL | $15,500 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITY FOR CHRIST ASST CENTER | CAMP POINT, IL | $15,068 | 2026 | FOOD ASSISTANCE |
| MISSISSPI VALLEY HUNTERS & FISHERME | QUINCY, IL | $15,000 | 2026 | COMMUNITY BETTER |
| YMCA OF WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS | QUINCY, IL | $14,542 | 2026 | COMMUNITY BETTER |
| QUINCY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOC | QUINCY, IL | $14,526 | 2026 | ARTS & CULTURE |
| CORNERSTONE FOUNDATIONS FOR FAMILIE | QUINCY, IL | $14,026 | 2026 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| CONNECT CHILD AND FAMILY SOLUTIONS | QUINCY, IL | $14,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY OF THE MARK TWAIN AREA | HANNIBAL, MO | $12,500 | 2026 | COMMUNITY BETTER |
| CHURCH OF ST PETER | QUINCY, IL | $12,000 | 2026 | COMMUNITY BETTER |
| TRANSITIONS OF WESTERN ILLINOIS | QUINCY, IL | $11,645 | 2026 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| HARVEST OUTREACH MINISTRIES INC | HANNIBAL, MO | $11,500 | 2026 | FOOD ASSISTANCE |
| QUINCY SOCIETY OF FINE ARTS | QUINCY, IL | $11,164 | 2026 | ARTS & CULTURE |
| VOICE OF SAN DIEGO | SAN DIEGO, CA | $11,000 | 2026 | COMMUNITY BETTER |
| QUANADA | QUINCY, IL | $10,500 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| APPANOOSE FAITH PRESBYTERIAN CHRUCH | NIOTA, IL | $10,358 | 2026 | COMMUNITY BETTER |
| QUINCY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION | QUINCY, IL | $10,249 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
CROSS INTERNATIONAL
$1,191,353EDUCATION
GOOD SAMARITAN HOME FOUNDATION
$500,000CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
HEALTH
QUINCY UNIVERSITY
$98,248EDUCATION
QUINCY HUMANE SOCIETY
$74,814COMMUNITY BETTER
ACTION BROWN COUNTY
$40,000LANDSCAPE IMPROVE
MT STERLING COMMUNITY CENTER YMCA
$39,000COMMUNITY BETTER
ST FRANCIS SOLANUS CHURCH
$33,721EDUCATION
JOHN WOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDAT
$31,179EDUCATION
UNITED WAY OF BROWN COUNTY
$29,877HUMAN SERVICES
CHADDOCK
$29,009EDUCATION
MT STERLING COMMUNITY CENTER NFP
$26,975CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
COLLEGE OF THE OZARKS
$26,800EDUCATION
JOHN WOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE
$22,451EDUCATION
SALVATION ARMY OF QUINCY
$22,198GENERAL SUPPORT
QUINCY NOTRE DAME FOUNDATION
$21,442EDUCATION
QUINCY SERVICE LEAGUE
$20,958COMMUNITY BETTER
SUNSET SENIOR LIVING
$20,930HUMAN SERVICES
DONORSCHOOSE
$20,000EDUCATION
DOUGLASS COMMUNITY SERVICES INC
$19,477HUMAN SERVICES
BELLA EASE
$18,750COMMUNITY BETTER
GREAT RIVER DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
$18,470EMPOWERED PROGRAM
QUINCY CHILDREN'S MUSEUM
$18,274ARTS & CULTURE
JACKSON-LINCOLN SWIMMING COMPLEX
$17,586YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
ST PATRICK CATHOLIC SCHOOL
$17,500EDUCATION
HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF QUINCYADAMS
$16,033ARTS & CULTURE
QUINCY ART CENTER
$15,832ARTS & CULTURE
QUINCY CATHOLIC CHARITIES
$15,500GENERAL SUPPORT
COMMUNITY FOR CHRIST ASST CENTER
$15,068FOOD ASSISTANCE
MISSISSPI VALLEY HUNTERS & FISHERME
$15,000COMMUNITY BETTER
YMCA OF WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS
$14,542COMMUNITY BETTER
QUINCY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOC
$14,526ARTS & CULTURE
CORNERSTONE FOUNDATIONS FOR FAMILIE
$14,026HUMAN SERVICES
CONNECT CHILD AND FAMILY SOLUTIONS
$14,000GENERAL SUPPORT
UNITED WAY OF THE MARK TWAIN AREA
$12,500COMMUNITY BETTER
CHURCH OF ST PETER
$12,000COMMUNITY BETTER
TRANSITIONS OF WESTERN ILLINOIS
$11,645HUMAN SERVICES
HARVEST OUTREACH MINISTRIES INC
$11,500FOOD ASSISTANCE
QUINCY SOCIETY OF FINE ARTS
$11,164ARTS & CULTURE
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO
$11,000COMMUNITY BETTER
QUANADA
$10,500GENERAL SUPPORT
APPANOOSE FAITH PRESBYTERIAN CHRUCH
$10,358COMMUNITY BETTER
